A STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL APPROACH FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RISK EVALUATION

Authors :: Paul J. Davis
Jeffrey E. Fernandez
Ming C. Liu
Source :: Quality Engineering. 5:375-392
Publication Year :: 1993
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 1993.
Abstract: This article presents a statistical process control (SPC) approach to reduce the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and the cost of CTS which is estimated at about $3,500 per case. The proposed statistical problem-solving procedures are used to identi..

Subjects :: Engineering
business.industry
medicine
Operations management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
business
Carpal tunnel syndrome
medicine.disease
Statistical process control
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Risk evaluation
Reliability engineering

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